Michał Cygan

Directing

Michał Cygan

Born

2001-07-18 (25)

Place of birth

Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

Michał Cygan is a BAFTA & BIFA qualifying Director, Writer and Producer. Founder & CEO of Blue Elephant Company. He graduated London Film Academy and Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. In addition to his filmmaking endeavours, he was an active athletics competitor throughout his teenage years. His newest film - Cornfield (2026) tells a story of a creative child with a passion for drawing who escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Known for

Silent Night poster
5.7

Grace, a deaf woman from Lebanon, just got her first job as a graphic designer at a travel agency in London. However, her new colleagues don't know sign language, which leads to many misunderstandings. After a few weeks, Grace has proven herself at work and is invited by her friends to Christmas party. One evening, she sees her friends on the street, but they pretend not to recognize her and quickly hail a taxi. This encounter makes Grace question whether her colleagues only pretend to be nice during work hours. Grace’s best deaf friend from Eritrea - Paula, persuades her to go to a party after all. At the party, she discovers why her colleagues acted as they did outside of work and receives a gift beyond her wildest dreams.

Silent Night

2024

KNIGHT poster
NR

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during XVII century. The mysterious Knight arrives at the Nobleman's manor. His unexpected visit provokes a confrontation between two different visions of human rights.

KNIGHT

2023

Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

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Not enough of a human poster
NR

A commentary on the management of public opinion, the spread of fake news and the rebellion of the individual against the general. Dawid, a former war reporter, has 24 hours to write an investigative report about the death of a couple of refugees from the Middle East and a Polish soldier on the border with Belarus. During the investigation, however, he discovers that the official version of events presented in the media differs from what actually happened. The pressure to write a fixed version is mounting.

Not enough of a human

2022

Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

H8 poster
NR

A hater receives a message from an unknown sender: "If you don't stop hating, you will die”.

H8

2021

Film credits

Behind the camera

Silent Night poster
5.7

Grace, a deaf woman from Lebanon, just got her first job as a graphic designer at a travel agency in London. However, her new colleagues don't know sign language, which leads to many misunderstandings. After a few weeks, Grace has proven herself at work and is invited by her friends to Christmas party. One evening, she sees her friends on the street, but they pretend not to recognize her and quickly hail a taxi. This encounter makes Grace question whether her colleagues only pretend to be nice during work hours. Grace’s best deaf friend from Eritrea - Paula, persuades her to go to a party after all. At the party, she discovers why her colleagues acted as they did outside of work and receives a gift beyond her wildest dreams.

Silent Night

2024

KNIGHT poster
NR

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during XVII century. The mysterious Knight arrives at the Nobleman's manor. His unexpected visit provokes a confrontation between two different visions of human rights.

KNIGHT

2023

KNIGHT poster
NR

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during XVII century. The mysterious Knight arrives at the Nobleman's manor. His unexpected visit provokes a confrontation between two different visions of human rights.

KNIGHT

2023

KNIGHT poster
NR

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during XVII century. The mysterious Knight arrives at the Nobleman's manor. His unexpected visit provokes a confrontation between two different visions of human rights.

KNIGHT

2023

Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

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Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

—

Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

—

Not enough of a human poster
NR

A commentary on the management of public opinion, the spread of fake news and the rebellion of the individual against the general. Dawid, a former war reporter, has 24 hours to write an investigative report about the death of a couple of refugees from the Middle East and a Polish soldier on the border with Belarus. During the investigation, however, he discovers that the official version of events presented in the media differs from what actually happened. The pressure to write a fixed version is mounting.

Not enough of a human

2022

Not enough of a human poster
NR

A commentary on the management of public opinion, the spread of fake news and the rebellion of the individual against the general. Dawid, a former war reporter, has 24 hours to write an investigative report about the death of a couple of refugees from the Middle East and a Polish soldier on the border with Belarus. During the investigation, however, he discovers that the official version of events presented in the media differs from what actually happened. The pressure to write a fixed version is mounting.

Not enough of a human

2022

Not enough of a human poster
NR

A commentary on the management of public opinion, the spread of fake news and the rebellion of the individual against the general. Dawid, a former war reporter, has 24 hours to write an investigative report about the death of a couple of refugees from the Middle East and a Polish soldier on the border with Belarus. During the investigation, however, he discovers that the official version of events presented in the media differs from what actually happened. The pressure to write a fixed version is mounting.

Not enough of a human

2022

Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

H8 poster
NR

A hater receives a message from an unknown sender: "If you don't stop hating, you will die”.

H8

2021

H8 poster
NR

A hater receives a message from an unknown sender: "If you don't stop hating, you will die”.

H8

2021

H8 poster
NR

A hater receives a message from an unknown sender: "If you don't stop hating, you will die”.

H8

2021